Patents by Inventor Kirara KONO

Kirara KONO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Surgical tool with reduced actuation force
    Patent number: 11877763
    Abstract: A surgical tool including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a yoke disposed within the housing between the proximal end and the distal end, a handle pivotally coupled to the housing, and a pivot assembly coupling the yoke to the housing. The pivot assembly includes a first link having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first link is rotatably coupled to the housing and the second end of the first link rotatably coupled to a second link at a first end of the second link. The second link has a second end rotatably coupled to the yoke. The handle is coupled to the pivot assembly such that movement of the handle causes movement of the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Minami, Hideo Sanai, Tatsuya Suzuki, Kirara Kono, Shunsuke Matsui, Yuki Amano
  • SURGICAL TOOL WITH REDUCED ACTUATION FORCE
    Publication number: 20220273326
    Abstract: A surgical tool including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a yoke disposed within the housing between the proximal end and the distal end, a handle pivotally coupled to the housing, and a pivot assembly coupling the yoke to the housing. The pivot assembly includes a first link having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first link is rotatably coupled to the housing and the second end of the first link rotatably coupled to a second link at a first end of the second link. The second link has a second end rotatably coupled to the yoke. The handle is coupled to the pivot assembly such that movement of the handle causes movement of the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MINAMI, Hideo SANAI, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Kirara KONO, Shunsuke MATSUI, Yuki AMANO